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Shine International
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Former Shine Int’l & Electus CEO Chris Grant launches distribution firm Osmosis Global
Chris Grant, the former Electus CEO and president of Shine International, has launched a new…
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Pollak promoted at Electus
John Pollak has been promoted to the role of president of worldwide television and international…
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eOne hires DRG’s Hedges
Entertainment One Television has hired DRG acquisitions chief Noel Hedges for a senior post. Hedges…
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Ex-Eyeworks, Shine exec joins Lionsgate
Former Eyeworks and Shine International sales exec Ted Bookstaver has joined US studio Lionsgate Television….
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Stern’s sales firm hires Electus exec
IM Global’s television division has hired Electus International senior VP Eli Shibley as president, international…
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StudioCanal confirms TV rejig
France-based StudioCanal has split distribution and production at its TV business. It has recruited former…
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Endemol Shine Group: the story so far
The enormous distribution group created by the merger of Endemol, Shine Group and Core Media…
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Sales arm shapes up at Endemol Shine
The merged global sales unit of Endemol Shine Group will be called Endemol Shine International….
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FremantleMedia hires Shine exec Brown
Endemol Shine Group’s Georgia Brown is headed to FremantleMedia, where she has been hired as…
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DRG grows Hedges role
UK-based distributor DRG has promoted Noel Hedges to a new role of executive VP, content….
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Regal ambitions
Royalty is in vogue. Ahead of the launch of Lionsgate’s series The Royals, TBI speaks…
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Endemol Shine Group created, senior team named
Endemol, Shine and Core have launched their joint enterprise, which has been initially named ‘Endemol…
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News brief: Channel 5 orders Car Crash TV
Viacom’s UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Car Crash TV: How Not to Drive…
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Music icons set for Canuck Netflix competitor
The upcoming Canadian SVOD service known as ‘Project Latte’ has acquired music themed programming including…
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Telefonica visits Gracepoint
Spain’s Telefonica has acquired Broadchurch remake Gracepoint from Shine International, which has also done a…
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Ovation’s Young Marvels to debut at MIPCOM
Ovation’s gifted kids series Young Marvels will launch internationally at MIPCOM. US indie Tremendous! Entertainment…
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DreamWorks sale talks ‘stall’
Discussions that may see Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation sold to Japan’s SoftBank Corp. have “cooled”,…
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Canadian, Oz buyers reach Gracepoint
Canada’s Global TV and Australian pay TV provider Foxel have acquired Gracepoint, the US remake…
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Ex-Eyeworks exec joins Shine International
Shine International has hired Ted Bookstaver as senior VP, head of Americas. He was previously…
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News brief: MasterChef heads to Brazil
Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes has ordered a local version of MasterChef. Band will put the hit…
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Shine scores Code of a Killer, Rome rights
Shine International has acquired rights to a pair of series from UK broadcasters. From ITV…
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Two more broadcasters wanna marry Prince Harry
ITV in the UK and M-Net in South Africa have both acquired reality series I…
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Shine launches US direct-to-consumer channel
Shine International has launched Shine Now, a direct to consumer service that will make a…
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First sale for Prince Harry spoof series
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has acquired the upcoming reality series I Wanna Marry Harry….
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UK indies seek dialogue with new Channel 5 owner Viacom
Independent producers in the UK are seeking to meet with top executives from new Channel…
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Shine poaches Cisneros exec for Lat Am sales role
Shine Group’s international sales wing has taken on a Cisneros Media Distribution executive to fill…
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Europe’s most valuable formats
The UK is the most lucrative formats market in Europe, while TF1 is the leading…
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Raft of VTV format deals for Shine
Shine International has closed a series of deals for its formats with Vietnamese broadcaster VTV….
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Shine recruits scripted formats scout
Shine International has recruited a formats scout who will seek out drama projects hailing from…
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Channel 4, Xbox to adapt Swedish sci-fi
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios are readying Humans, a sci-fi series…
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